33.Economic and Social Planning is included
in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution as part of

a) the Union List b) the State List c) the Concurrent List

d) None of these

34.Life expectancy of the female population
in India is

a) lower than its male counterpart. b) higher than its male counterpart

c) equal to its male counterpart d) declining in recent years

35.The level of a municipality in terms of
nagar panchayat, municipal board/council and municipal corporation is normally
determined on the basis of

a) the size of population b) the population density

c)
the geographical area d) the
size of work force

36.The literacy rate in India, according to
the 2001 census was

a) 58 per cent b) 55 per cent c) 54.5 per cent

d)
74.04 per cent

37.
The headquarters of the Asian Development Bank is located at—

(A)
Bangkok

(B)
Singapore

(C)
Kualalumpur

(D)
Manila

38.
Explicit cost means—

(A)
Payments made for short period

(B)
Payments made for long period

(C)
Payments incurred on fixed and variable costs

(D)
Payments made for productive resources

39.
The most important aspect affecting cropping pattern is—

(A)
The social consideration

(B)
The economic consideration

(C)
The political consideration

(D)
The geographical consideration

40.
Which is the most mobile factor of production ?

(A)
Land

(B)
Labour

(C)
Capital

(D)
Organisation

41.
Cottage and small scale industries are desirable in Indian Economy from the
point of view of—

(A)
Income generation

(B)
Large scale production

(C)
Low cost technology

(D)
Employment generation

42.
Which one of the following item is entered as credit in the balance of Payment
Account ?

(A)
Imports from abroad

(B)
Purchase of assets from abroad

(C)
Sale of assets abroad

(D)
Purchase of gold from abroad

43.
When there areeconomies of
scale, it means that an increase in production must be accompanied by—

(A)
A reduction in total cost of production

(B)
A reduction in average cost of production

(C)
A reduction in prices of inputs

(D)
An increase in profitability of producers

44.
Changes in Bank Rate affects—

(A)
The market rate of interest

(B)
Select industries for investments

(C)
Banks giving loans

(D)
The cash reserve ratios

45.
Total costs is a combination of—

(A)
Fixed cost and variable cost

(B)
Money cost and real cost

(C)
Economic cost and social cost

(D)
Past cost and future cost

46. Very
often we see in the advertisements published by Financing Institutes/Agencies
stating that their products are given high or average Ratings. These Rating
Agencies classify bonds/investments in how many categories ?
1. Low Risk
2. Average Risk
3. High Risk
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these

47. As per the reports published in various newspapers/journals etc. the
economic map of the world is being redesigned. What is/are the new emerging
trends of this new economic map of the world ?
1. With India and Asia at the forefront the centre of economic gravity has
shifted to East.
2. Emerging markets, with India among the leaders, are growing faster than old
established markets.
3. Central banks of the countries have recognized that case-by-case liquidity
solutions are not the answers and a market wide and globally synchronized
approach is needed to solve the present crisis.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these

48.Under the Indira Gandhi National Widow
Scheme for women abvoe 80 years the monthly pension to be paid is
Rs.......per month with effect from 1st
April 2011.a) Rs.300b) Rs.400Rs.500d) Rs.200e) none of these.

49. Many a times we read a term in financial news papers ‘SEPA’. What is the
full form of the term ?
(A) Single Exchange Processing Agency
(B) Single Euro Payments Area
(C) Single Electronic Processing Agency
(D) Super Electronic Purchase Agency
(E) None of these

50. Bharatiya Mahila Bank Ltd is the first of its kind in the Banking Industry in India formed with a vision of economic empowerment for women. Incorporated under the Companies Act 1956 on 5 August 2013, the Bank received the certificate of commencement of Business on 22 August 2013 and the Banking License from RBI on 25 September 2013. The Bank's Corporate Office is in which city?a) New Delhib) Mumbaic) Bengalurud) Jaipure) Nagpur